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Old 07-20-2020, 04:52 AM   #12
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Default Re: Anyone Ever Built or Even Seen, An Original type Greasing Pit?

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Originally Posted by J Franklin View Post
Thy are used in quick Lub shops in Oregon.
I've seen them in other states, too. Somehow in my career, I was aware of code requirements for vent fans to draw away gas vapors in the pit, sort of like bilge ventilation.

I have a vague memory of my Dad taking me with him in my coupe in '53 or so to a repair shop with a pit in Colorado Springs. Seems like it was pretty rudimentary.
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